MAGNOLIA MOMENT

I often travel ahead

of myself

with bustling busyness

of selfdom.

Missing magnificent moments
God hands me.

Like the magnolia,
God’s springtime partner.


Each bulging blossom
offers its blushing bloom
to us. As it
embraces hard branches
in compassionate pink petals.


A momentary majesty before
harsh winds and nippy nights
pound pellets of doom.



There yesterday.
Gone now.
Except in us.


"Only be careful and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live." Deuteronomy 4:9

SURROUNDING SUNSETS

SURROUNDING SUNSETS      

Over a peninsula

Over an island

Sunsets shape

Sputtering stories:

A beach heart rimmed with sand mounds,
tossed with rose petals;
An engagement on bended knee
with concluding applause;

A couple with canes,
posed in self portrait.

Over a palm tree

Over a bonfire
Sunsets memorialize
Momentary memories:
Long ago vacation
with Dad clicking constantly;
Yesterday’s walk
with children dancing delightedly
Prayer service
with pastor praising perfection.

Sunsets seep sentiments
of memory
miniscule and mighty.